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The Yukon has always been a land of opportunity for visionaries. And because of them, residents of Whitehorse saw the light when on July 2,…
1966
The Whitehorse Star Reports in 1966
| January | |
| January 6, 1966 → January 27, 1966 → November 24, 1966 |
A territorial plebiscite on daylight saving time is carried out throughout the Yukon. As a result of the plebiscite the Yukon has two time zones as of February 26, 1966. All area east of the 136th Meridian and south of the 62nd parallel in the Yukon Territory go on one hour fast time. The remainder stays on Yukon Standard Time all year round. At the end of the year, residents of Haines Junction request to be placed on Yukon Southern Standard time, the same as Whitehorse, rather than northern standard time. (see also May 11, 1967) |
| January 10, 1966 | CN Telecommunications announces to install telephone lines between Dawson City and the Clinton Creek asbestos mine mill in June. |
| January 13, 1966 | Northern Affairs Minister Arthur Laing turns down a request from territorial council asking for the construction of a bridge over the Yukon River at Dawson City. A $3,000,000 bridge cannot be justified under existing conditions and rate of industrial development. (see also November 25, 1965) |
| January 17, 1966 | Steve Henke is the new president of the Whitehorse Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion as of January 14, 1967. |
| January 27, 1966 | The Yukon Regional Library in Whitehorse is officially opened January 28, 1966. |
| February | |
| February 14, 1966 | Patsy Henderson, the last surviving member of the group which sparked the goldrush to the Klondike in 1896, passes away February 11, 1966, at age 84. As a boy he was camped on the banks of the Klondike River when his relatives discovered gold on Rabbit Creek near Dawson City. |
| February 17, 1966 | Members of the Yukon Historical Society oppose the move of the S.S. Klondike to a new park-site near the Robert Campbell Bridge, stating the boat should be left in its original position in shipyard park. (see also September 2, 1965) |
| March | |
| March 17, 1966 | A bridge is built over the the Forty Mile River. |
| March 17, 1966 | The operations of United Keno Hill Mines was North America's largest primary production of silver in 1965. |
| March 21, 1966 | Northern Affairs Minister Arthur Laing announces $112,000,000 housing aid for Indians. |
| March 21, 1966 | Former Northern Affairs Minister Alvin Hamilton proposes a deal according to which the United States gives Canada access by rail, road, pipeline and air to the Pacific and Canada paves the Alaska Highway. |
| March 28, 1966 | The Yukon Electrical Company Ltd. commences to supply power to the community of Ross River on March 8, 1966. |
| March 31, 1966 → April 4, 1966 → April 11, 1966 → April 14, 1966 → April 28, 1966 → April 28, 1966 |
In view of the Expo'67 in Montreal, Yukon Territorial Council discusses ways and means of halting Edmonton's theft of the Klondike theme. April 4, 1966, Yukoners are urged to write letters of support to outside papers, local papers, their Territorial Councillors and former northerners, to register at Klondike Defence Headquarters, and to add names to the mailing list for campaign letters. A week later, the communities of Skagway, Haines and Haines Junction agree to back up the Yukon in its determination to fight "Edmonton's usurpation of the Klondike". The campaign even hits national TV as three CBC television newsmen arrive in Whitehorse April 12, 1966. Dr. Maurice Haycock donates his oil painting of Third Avenue to help raise funds for the Yukon's Klondike Defence Force (April 28, 1966). Edmonton retreats eventually and states not to use the Klondike theme at the Expo '67 in Montreal (April 28, 1966). |
| April | |
| April 7, 1966 | A group of six Yukoners, among them Marg and Rolf Hougen, and 126 other Canadians take of April 12th on a charter flight which takes them to the Orient. |
| April 11, 1966 | The old government liquor store at Steele and Second Avenue disappears as the site is readied for the new City Hall Complex. The new centennial structure displaces the liquore store, former city hall, Signal corps building, Fire Hall, Indian Co-op at the corner of Second Avenue and Steele Street. |
| April 25, 1966 | The territorial government approves April 22, 1966 the purchase of a parcel of land from lot 19 in order to build a new Junior High School. |
| April 25, 1966 | The Whitehorse Vocational School changes its name into "Yukon Vocational and Technical Centre". |
| May | |
| May 9, 1966 | The territorial council takes the first big step May 6, 1966 toward attaining provincial autonomy for the Yukon. A proposal is outlined by which the territory could start its move toward provincial status over the next 12 years. |
| May 30, 1966 | Gordon Cameron steps out of his job as Commissioner of the Yukon. |
| June | |
| June 2, 1966 | Whitehorse agrees in a plebiscite held on June 1, 1966 to the construction of a new City Hall Complex, but is opposed to the integration of the Takhini area. |
| June 6, 1966 | Following a vote in the House of Commons, the Yukon is denied a hearing regarding its provincial status. |
| June 16, 1966 | Al Kulan, co-founder of the Anvil Mines, donates $25,000 to plant trees in Whitehorse as a Centennial project. |
| June 16, 1966 → June 23, 1966 → July 18, 1966 |
The sternwheeler, "Klondike" is moved to new location in Whiskey Flats. Eight tons of Palmolive Princess Snow Flakes (soap), slightly dampened, are used to grease the wooden pads for the moving of the S.S. Klondike. On June 23, 1966, The S.S. Klondike is moved from Shipyard parks to its new location near the Robert Campbell bridge. Chuck Morgan is in charge of the six week project in which the historic riverboat is towed on pads down First Avenue from the shipyard area to itsnew location. On July 18, 1966, mayor Howard Firth presents Chuck Morgan with a gold miniature of the S.S. Klondike to mark the completion of the move. |
| June 23, 1966 → June 27, 1966 |
A fire traps miners June 23, 1966 at the No Cash between Elsa and Calumet. 7 miners are rescued June 23, 1966. Four other men died as a result of the fire. |
| June 23, 1966 | The federal government declares the paving of the Alaska Highway unfeasible due to high costs. |
| July | |
| July 11, 1966 | Mary Johnson of Burwash is chosen July 8, 1966 as the Yukon Indian candidate for title of Canada's Princess. |
| August | |
| August 1, 1966 | Huge forest fires threaten Dawson. |
| August 1, 1966 | White Pass & Yukon Route donate $25,000 for a film about the Yukon as part of the Centennial project. |
| August 29, 1966 | After twenty years operation, RCAF station Whitehorse announces its closure for the end of 1967. |
| September | |
| September 6, 1966 | Evelyn M. MacBride, wife of William David MacBride, passes away in Vancouver on August 31, 1966. |
| September 2, 1966 | A fire damages the post office in Whitehorse September 1, 1966. |
| October | |
| October 3, 1966 | Former magistrate A.C.L. Adams passes away in Vancouver October 1, 1966. |
| October 3, 1966 | A meeting of the Whitehorse Board of Health asks to amend and enforce Bylaw 16A: all boys and girls 16 and under are required to observe the 9:30 curfew from September 1 to June 30, with an extra half-hour during summer holidays. At all other times they must be accompanied bt a parent or guardian. |
| October 11, 1966 | Fire prevention week starts with a fire at Whitehorse Elementary School on October 8, 1966. All 600 Whitehorse Elementary students need to be accomodated at Takhini, Selkirk and the Yukon Hall. |
| October 14, 1966 | The Whitehorse Star issues a special edition at the announcement of the Keno Hill Mines closure in the next months. A "continued critical shortage of underground miners has resulted in substantial reductions of output, to the point where it is not possible to maintain a profitable rate of production". |
| October 14, 1966 | Jimmy Smith is named Commissioner of the Yukon by Arthur Laing. He succeeds Gordon Cameron on November 7, 1966. Mr. Smith was President of the Whitehorse Board of Trade, Alderman for the City of Whitehorse, and a Yukon Territorial Councillor. |
| October 31, 1996 | Erik Nielsen announces the proposal of Satellite TV for the north to the Board of Broadcast Governors. According to his announcment, the third network of NTV and the all-Canadian satellite CANSAT will make possible for the first time, live television service to the Yukon and Northwest Territories. |
| November | |
| November 10, 1966 | Former Commissioner of the Yukon, the Hon. George Black, is remembered through name after him a new motor vessel now under construction. (see also June 5, 1967) |
| November 17, 1966 | Territorial Council votes in favor of a motion that plaques to be erected on Yukon centennial projects be worded in English only. |
| November 17, 1966 | With the closing down of Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation, three gold dredges cease operation permanently. The last dredge to operate in the Klondike shuts down. It is now a National Historic site on Bonanza Creek. |
| November 24, 1966 | Territorial Council agrees November 23, 1966 that installation of television in territorial taverns should be allowed. |
| November 24, 1966 | The federal government awards a contract for a feasibility study on transportation routes between the Yukon and tidewater ports on the Alaskan Panhandle (Skagway road). |
| November 28, 1966 | Clara Tizya is selected by the National Indian Advisory Board to represent the Indian women of Canada at the official opening of the Indians of Canada Pavillion Expo '67. |
| November 28, 1966 | A number of new programming arrangments are announced by WHTV. Among others a daily film newscast is introduced. "Arrival of these up-to-date newscast will depend on good flying weather and may be delayed from time to time." |
| December | |
| December 12, 1966 | Dawson City and Mayo record new low temperature record: in Dawson the temperature dipped down to -61 degrees F on December 11, 1966 and -62 in Mayo. |
